Automobile-wheel



H. S. COX.

AUTOMOBILE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1919.

1,339,168; I n ed May 4, 1920.

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HARRY s. cox, or CLAYroN, NEW ivrnxroo.

AUTOMOBILE-WHEEL.

13393168, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application filed June 17. 1919. Serial- No. 304.7 21.

1'0 an w/wm it may concern Be it known that l, HARRY S. Cox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clayton, in the county of Union and State'o'l New Mexico, have invented new and useful Automobile-Wheels, of which the'follow'ing is a specification.

My present invention pertains to vehicle wheels, more especially wheels for use on automobiles; and it has for one of its objects the provision in an automobile or other vehicle wheel of an improved rim construction, which is materially advantageous in that it does not embody bolts-o: other extraneous elements.

Another object of the invention is the prov vision of a boltless rimmember that is susceptible of being readily slipped into place,

and which when properly positioned isnot liable to creep forwardly or backwardly on the wheel and is not likely to casually slip in a lateral direction, and this without interfering inemi r when'it desired for any reason to remove the same from the complementary telly. f f

Another object of the invention is the provision oh a telly of a valve stem cover, which is'adapted to inclose and exclude dust from the inflation tube a tire andyet may be readily opened to facilitate the connection of a pump to the tube and may be readily closed subsequently to the inflation oi the ()ther and practical advantages of the, mventlon will be fully understood from 1 the following description and claims when the sai'ne are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and iormingpart oi this specification, in which.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel embodying the best practical. reduction of my im'ention that l have as yet devised.

"Fig. 7? an enlarged transverse section taken in the plane imli .-.ated by the line 2'-:?. i

of F 1 and illustrating the manner in "llll'll the removable member of the rim is s nce-ted with the felly.

Fig.3 is a side elevation, on an enlarged seale, showing' a portion of thetfelly of the rim.-

Fig. .3 is a similar view with parts in diiic'rent positions.

.or inflation tube of a tire;

1th the ready removal of said rim Fig. l is an enlarged view showing the periphery of the said body member. I

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the removable rim member per 86.

Fig. (3 is a transverse section of the same, on an enlarged scale, taken iuthe plane indiouted bythe line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 rim, taken from a point within said run and looking out\vardly.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged elevation, illusti" 'tive of my novel'cover for the valve stem the said cover being shown. with its closure cap partly open.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

The hub Ii and the spokes 2 of thewheel. may be or the ordinary well known constructions compatible with the purpose of my invention without affecting the latter.

At their outer ends the spokes 2 are suitably connected with the telly 3 of the wheel, and in combination with. the said telly 3 l. employ the removable rim section 4:, best shown in Figstl, 5 and 6.

The ielly 3 of the wheel is provided with lugs 55, designed to be engaged by grooves 6 in the inner. side of the rim member 4. This provision is made in order to permit of the rim member 4: being readily slipped in lateral direction upon the telly 3 and also in order to prevent the rim member 5% from slipping or creeping; in either direc- .tion around the telly 3. .At 7 the body member 3 is providedv with spring lugs as shown, which are-designed to rest 111 slots in the telly 3, as well as in slots 9 1n the rim member 4. Manifestly, this provision is calculated to effectually prevent casual,

1 As will be readily understood from the is an enlarged detailed view of the drawings, the elements denominated spring lugs each comprises a sprmg strip l and a tongue 7" that extends outwardly from the between lugs 7 on the inner side of the telly 3, and has an inner arm portion which when swung inwardly will withdraw the outer end of the tongue 7 from the cone plementary socket 9 in the rim member 4, Fig. 3. hen, however the lever 7" is returned to the positionshown in Fig. 3, the outer arm of the lever 7 will rest close against the spring strip 7", as shown in Fig, 3.

As clearly shown in the drawings I provide a cover 10 for the reception of a valve stem or inflation tube 11, usually carried by the inner tube of the tire. The said cover 10 is fixed to the telly 3 of the rim, and is equipped with a hinged closure cap 12. Provision is made at 13 for a tight joint when the said cap 12 is closed, and from this it follows that the said cap 12 is adapted to effectually exclude dust and dirt from the stem or tube 11, and yet when it is desired to gain access to the said stem or tube, the cap 12 may be drawn into full opened position where it will be entirely out of the way. Manifestly, the cover 10, equipped with the cap 12, will serve to save much time incidental to the inflating'o'l the tire,

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz- 1. The combination in a rim construe tiou. of a telly having radial apertures, a

removable rim member on the telly and having sockets in registration with such apex-tints spring strips connected to the inner side of the telly and having tongues extending through said apertures and into the said sockets. and loop-shaped levers l'ulcrumed at the inner side of the :telly and normally receiving in their loops the free end portions of the spring strips.

2, The combination in a rim construction, ol a telly having radial apertures, 11 removable rim member on the folly and having sockets in its innerside in registration with said apertures, spring strips connected to the inner side of the telly and having tongues extending outwardly through the apertures in the telly and removably arranged in the sockets of the removable riin member. and levers fulcrumed at the inner side of the telly and having inner arms dis posed between the inner side of the telly and the free portions oi the sprinp strips and also having arms that normally rest at opposite sides of the spring strips with reference to the telly.

In testimony whereof I altix my signature.

HARRY S. COX.

Having described my invention, what I 

